Ravinia 2021 - Issue 2

Reach Teach Play Supporters The donors listed below generously contributed to Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play education programs between October 1, 2020, and June 10, 2021. For information about giving to Reach Teach Play, please call 847-266-5020. $100,000 and above Allstate, Lead Reach Teach Play Sponsor Magic of Music Golf Benefit The Negaunee Foundation Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board $50,000 – $99,999 Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Martin & Mary L. Boyer Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ms. Nancy B. Lewis, in memory of Irving & Roberta Lewis Polk Bros. Foundation $20,000 – $49,999 Anonymous (2) Alverin M. Cornell Foundation The Dancing Skies Foundation Fortune Brands Home & Security Mrs. Zollie S. Frank Fund Greenberg Traurig, LLP KPMG LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Foundation Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation Sidley Austin LLP Walgreens $10,000 – $19,999 Anonymous Modestus Bauer Foundation Discover Financial Services Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Frank Mr. & Mrs. James S. Frank The Deane A. & John D. Gilliam Foundation Grainger Harris Family Foundation Miriam U. Hoover Foundation Illinois Tool Works Carol & Ed Kaplan / Kaplan Foundation Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Michael A. Leppen, in memory of Miriam U. Hoover Malott Family Foundation The Edward & Lucy R. Minor Family Foundation North Shore Gas Mr. & Mrs. Martin Schechtman Virginia Lee Shirley Private Foundation The Trillium Foundation $4,000 – $9,999 Deborah & Michael Cogan D’Addario Foundation First Bank of Highland Park Christy & Craig Fowler Emily & Christopher Knight Mr. & Mrs. Michael Paleczny $2,000 – $3,999 Daniel & Michele Becker Enterprise Holdings Foundation Jeff & Kathryn Haydon Dr. & Mrs. David Ingall $300 – $1,999 Robin Abeles Marie Backman Emily & Jim Borovsky Mr. & Mrs. James M. Burns Craig Burrough Ms. Kate Cahill Thomas Clewett Joyce Cohen The Executives at Elford, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Brad Falkof Susan Nicholas Fasciano Mr. Clifton L. Fenton & Mrs. Judy Wallis Fenton Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Ms. Denise M. Gamble Julie Griffin & Greg Meadors Ms. Retonja Harvey Ms. Ellen Kardon Frank & Barbara La Fasto Peter C. Lee Mr. Robert N. Levin Lewin Family / Hamilton Parker Foundation Eddie Lexowe Seymour Lipton Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lyman Katerina Mack Music of the Baroque Josh & Stacie Nanus Mr. & Mrs. Carlos G. Nieto The Joachim & Vicki Peters Foundation Ms. Debra Rice Gail & Steve Seidman Mr. & Mrs. John A. Stepan Mr. & Mrs. Andrés T. Tapia TBTG Foundation of The Columbus Foundation Jody & Dean Weinberg Magic of Music Golf Benefit Before each summer concert season, the Ravinia Board of Trustees hosts the Magic of Music Golf Benefit to raise funds for Reach Teach Play. This year’s event was held on June 14 at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park and grossed over $235,000 to contribute to the music education programs. Ravinia is grateful to the sponsors below for their generous support. PLATINUM SPONSOR Jones Lang LaSalle GOLDEN TEE SPONSORS Evergreen Construction Company Greenberg Traurig, LLP Midwest Mechanical Group HOLE SPONSORS Alignment Wealth Management Megan & John Anderson Associated Insurance & Risk Management Advisors Assurance Agency Beacon Capital Partners Beam Suntory CIBC DLA Piper Executive Construction Foundation J.C. Anderson Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Linda & Richard Price Ravinia Associates Board Ravinia Women’s Board Slate Asset Management The Telos Group Thirty-5 Capital / Ron Saslow WHI Real Estate Partners YORK Base Solutions DAY SPONSORS Axion RMS, Ltd. Clune Construction CohnReznick Conor Commercial Real Estate Elara Engineering Interior Construction Group Ken & Jodi Meister Metropolitan Capital Bank Solomon Cordwell Buenz Savills IN-KIND/ADDITIONAL DONATIONS Jim Abrams John Anderson Beam Suntory Chicago Bears Chicago White Sox Jane Colman Conagra Brands Dick’s Sporting Goods, Northbrook Esperanza, An Auberge Resort Venita Fields FRET12 Jeffrey Jacobs Levy Restaurants George McGuire Ken Meister Jim Orth Porter Pipe Steve Rappin Ravinia Festival Shop Sherman Residential Steve Steinmeyer Andrés Tapia Michael Yazbec YORK Base Solutions REACH TEACH PLAY DONOR HIGHLIGHTS Reach Teach Play would not be possible without the foresight of the Ravinia Women’s Board and the funders who have joined it in supporting these programs that actively engage 20,000 schoolchildren and their families each year throughout Lake County and Chicago. Ravinia thanks the Women’s Board for its contributions to Reach Teach Play and Allstate for its renewed Lead Sponsorship of the Reach Teach Play programs. PLAY Programs that encourage students to PLAY instruments, develop their talents, and deepen their connection to music Learning to play the bass, sight read, and conduct, our daughter has also learned to be more disciplined and focused, and it shows in her school life. I believe the orchestra program has played a major part in shaping who she is becoming: a phenomenal young woman, a scholar, and a very talented musician. — Sistema Ravinia orchestra parent Ravinia Lawndale Family Music School Through a partnership between Ravinia and Chicago’s North Lawndale community, rooted in mutual love for music, tuition-free programs provide opportunities for cultural enrichment and access to the arts for Lawndale’s children, adults, and families. Sistema Ravinia Inspired by the El Sistema music education model, which emphasizes both community building and musical excellence, orchestral training for 3rd–8th grade students fosters social development and creates pathways for continued success. Jazz Mentor Program Talented Chicago high school students who have a passion for jazz are mentored by an ensemble of the city’s finest musicians in the field, deepening their skills for performances, future professional studies, and music careers. Ravinia Chief Conductor and Curator Marin Alsop leads a Sistema Ravinia orchestra workshop in the Martin Theatre. Sistema Ravinia orchestra students from Lake County and Chicago, including the newest program based in Lawndale, participate in workshops with Ravinia artists such as Marin Alsop, flutist Sir James Galway, violinist Ray Chen, and conductors Gustavo Dudamel (above) and Rafael Payare, who are themselves former students of El Sistema. Sistema Ravinia Inspired by the El Sistema music education model, which emphasizes both community building and musical excellence, orchestral training for 3rd–8th grade students fosters social development and creates pathways for continued success. RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIA MAGAZINE 29